January 1971.
A.J. Sobey and J.W. Cone of Transportation Technology Incorporated wrote a report titled "The Case for Personal Rapid Transit," which was printed in the Highway Research Record No.367. As an advocate for personal rapid transit, vehicles that held one or only a few people, Sobey and his company, Transportation Technology Incorporated studied public transportation needs in various cities, including Los Angeles. Communication with a Southern California Rapid Transit District (SCRTD) Employee, an SCRTD report, and a public transportation report written by Cloverdale and Colpitts all influenced Transportation Technology Incorporated. All of these reports are available at the LACMTA Library & Archive.
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Erik Griswold 12 months ago | reply
The future that never was.
Wouldn't it have been fun to ride in such a contraption with 3 other complete strangers.
VISUAL DEFECTS 11 months ago | reply
Detroit has a people mover. It was the city's answer to not having a subway system or a better mass transit system. Most people like to refur to it as the "people mugger".
I even own a shirt that has a picture of the people mover on it with the skyline of the city in the background and it says "Detroit the city of the future". Total sarcasm obviously.
I still love my city don't get me wrong it's just the people that run it that I can't stand.
DAVIS
philethier 2 months ago | reply
Erik, the whole point of PRT is to NOT ride with 3 other complete strangers.